Your resident sadbois have gone out of their way to talk a lot of smack about Assassin's Creed and its formula—but there is no denying that it has left indelible mark on the entire gaming industry. And whether our heroes like it or not, they also have a history with this long-running franchise. Now its time to put the one that started it all to the test... Joining the bois this week is Alan Johnson (AKA Dark Maniac), who is here to flesh out the journey and make a case as to why Nate and Will are being a bit too hard on this game. ––– Our Sources: https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/10/3/17924770/assassins-creed-an-oral-history-patrice-desilets https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/06/ubi-uncensored.aspx https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/6P2OoMbx17TavKwwHev2eT/looking-back-on-10-years-of-assassins-creed https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/company/about-us/our-story  https://www.denofgeek.com/games/assassins-creed-how-the-franchise-was-born/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/history-assassins-creed/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130327034149/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-assassins-creed/ ––– Check out Alan's podcast "Two Bad Neighbors": https://open.spotify.com/show/6yQBSwPKPzIOtPsSQhc64f https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/two-bad-neighbors-a-simpsons-podcast/id985326156 Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles